Ortofon Replacement Stylus 2M Red

This is the same stylus that came with my new Technics SL-1500c turntable. I accidentally damaged original, so time for a new one. Easy install and sounds fabulous!

I use this brand/model for my turntable. If there is a better turntable cartriddge in this price range than the Ortofon Red, I would like to know about it, but Im not aware of it.

Excellent!

Wow this needle is precise and amazing as they say it is, absolutely satisfied. I rarely leave reviews but had to come leave one for purchase .!

product as advertised.

I went back to Red after spending the past year and a half with Ortofons Blue cartridge/stylus. Not totally a matter of choice -- the price difference was the decider. Plus, I wanted to see if I could tell a difference in sonics worth the bucks, since the Blue costs more than double the Red. I was able to simply switch out the stylus, since the 2m cartridge works with both. Nice. After the break-in period, I came to the conclusion that the Blue delivered a better, more life-like experience, especially with the highs. I listen to a lot of Miles Davis. It matters. But the Red is a fine entry-level audiophile product, at an excellent price. I first went with Ortofon about three years ago at the urging of an audio guru who heard me griping about the sound from my Music Hall USB1 turntable. He was right. The upgraded sonics provided by replacing the factory-provided cartridge with the Red were dramatic and indisputable. Then it got even better with Blue. You cant go wrong. There are a few people out there who believe the Red is the better delivery system (over the Blue) and Im happy to hear that. But, nah. Ill probably go back to Blue next year, but only after enjoying many hours of sweet audio with my old friend big Red.

I accidentally broke my stylus due to carelessness and ordered this replacement . it arrived very quickly and was a piece of cake to install. I am very happy with this product .

Received package within 3 days. This is the needle for my pro-ject turn table, so I was worried about getting it damaged in shipping.. but the box in which needle is packed was really good and safe.. ortofon 2m needle is really great. The sound it produce is very clean and crisp.. The advantage is that when we break the needle we dont have to take it to repair shop to fix it.. its very simple to replace this needle.. I can rate the build quality as 5 on 5. The sound quality is 4 on 5 .. just because I have heard better sounding needles. But sound is very subjective.. Over all its a great needle.

Durable, pleasant sounding & accurate!

It took me several months to figure this out, but when I was finally able to get to the shop to figure out why I was not getting sound out of my turntable, the bench guy told me I received a bad stylus. Everything else checked out fine. Mine is that once-in-while-it doesnt-work stylus. Sadly I discovered this too late to get a replacement or a refund.